Tufting apparatus for upholsterers.



No. 636,877. Patented Nov. I4, |899.

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(Application led MaylB, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

TUFTING APPARATUS FOR UPHOLSTERERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part'of Letters Patent No. 636,877, dated November 14, 1899.

Application filed May 19, 1899. Serial No. 717,424. (No model.) l

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK BERNARD WER- sEL, .I r., a citizen of the United States,'and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented an Improvement in Tufting Apparatus for Upholsterers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to tufting apparatus for upholsterers, and has for its object to provide a novel, convenient, and simple molding mechanism for forming tufts of any desired configuration and size without necessity for employing skilled labor and so that by means of adjustable cross-bars the shape and dimensions of the tufts can be Varied to suit any kind of upholstering cushion-work required for couches, carriage seats and backs, chairs, and other articles of furniture.

The invention consists in features of construction and novel combinations of parts in upholstery apparatus, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the followingdescription reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a top view of myinvention. Fig. 2 isaside elevation of tucking-tube and quill. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of quill. Fig. I is a section on line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is anY edge view of Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of one end of the adjustable cross-bars. Fig. 8 is a section on line 7 7 of Fig. 3. Fig. 9 is a section on line 8 8 of Fig. 3.

The apparatus comprises a frame A, the sides of which are made of angle-irons A2 and A3, united at their'ends by two cross-bars A4 A5. Extending from A2 to A3 are movable cross-bars A6, so arranged ast o be slid along the angle-irons A2 and As to any position desirable. Placed on the movable cross-bars are adjustable tucking-tubes A7. The tucking tube is prvided with a small hole extending down from the center of the top to a suitable depth to receive a quill AS. The quill AB is a hollowr tube having its upper end pointed, so as to readily penetrate the goods, while the lower portion is partially cut away, as shown in Fig. 3, so that a button-fastener can be inserted anda button hung to one side and still allow a portion of the quill to be placed in the tucking-tube, as shown in Fig. 2. The ad= j ustable tucking-tubes A7 are provided with a transverse slot A9. The adjustable crossbar A6 passes through this slot. The adjustable tucking-tubes A7 can be slid along the adjustable cross-bar A6 to any position desired, where it can be secured and held in that position by screwing up the set-screw A10, which projects below the slot A9. The adjustable cross-bars AG have longitudinalstrips A11 lying on top of them at each end, and passing through the strips A11 are thumbscrews A12, which screw into the angle sides A2and A3. When the cross-bars are adjusted to suit the class of work which the operator desires to do,the thumb-screws A2 are screwed down, holding the cross-bars in that position until it is desirable to change them. In Fig. l the thumb-screws are not shown.

The movable crossbars A( and adjustable tucking-tubes A7 are for the purpose of form ing the tufts of any upholstery cushion or pad in any shape and size desired.

In using this upholstering apparatus the movable cross-bars and adjustable tuckingtubes are set to suit the sized tufts desired, when the quills, with a button-fastener and button in it, are placed in the tuckingtubes. A piece of leather or other material which has been previously marked off for the class of Work desired is placed over the tuckingtubes, the quills passing through the leather at the points Where the buttons are to be placed. Filling guard-fingers are now placed over the quills. The iilling is placed in the spaces between the illingguard-ngers to the desired depth, when the filling guarda fingers are removed. The backing is placed over the filling and pressed down tightly until the backing is resting on the tucking-tubes, the quills projecting above. The quills are pulled through the backing, leaving the wire button fastener standing up through the backing. An ordinary metal back is placed over the wire, fastening the wires bent down, securing the button.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In an upholstering apparatus, the com; bination with a frame Aadjustable cross-bars A0 with adjustable tucking-tubes A7, which surround the sliding cross-bars A, substantially as described.

2. In an upholstering apparatus, the com;

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bination with a frame A, adjustable cross-bars A6 slotted at the end, longitudinal strips A11 on top of the ends of the cross-bars A6 provided With thu nib-screws Aladj ustable tucking-tubes A7 surrounding the cross-bars AG, and provided with set-screws A10, the tucking-tube A7 having a vertical hole, the quill A8 therein having its lower part slit up from the bottom and open on the side to receive a button-fastener, substantially as described.

FRANK B. WERSEL, JR. Witnesses:

EDMOND A. SANAU, GEORGE N. WERSEL. 

